Hassan Mohammadiand Monalisa Kulkarni Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Energy demand,Income elasticity,Panel cointegration,Price elasticity,Common-correlated effect mean-group estimators
Department of Economics, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4200, USA
Hassan Mohammadi Department of Economics, Illinois State University. His publication include: 1. Mankiw NG (1998) Principles of Economics, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. 2. Taylor LD (1975) The demand for electricity: a survey. Rand J Econ 6: 74-110.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Hassan Mohammadi and Monalisa Kulkarni
Long-run relations and short-run dynamics of demand for energy, electricity and natural gas are examined using panel data for 48 U.S. states over 1970-2013 periods across the residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Five noteworthy points are evident: (1) Tests of cointegration, which account for cross-sectional dependency, suggest the existence of stable demand functions across the three sectors. (2) Estimates of price and income elasticities have the correct signs and are significant across most sectors. (3) Energy demand is both price and income inelastic in the long-run across different types of energy and end-use sectors. (4) There is no evidence of substit... view moreĀ»